ARTWORK/TRACKLISTING: Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady (UPDATE)

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UPDATE: Check out the video below of what looks like an alternate cover (tracklisting is still below). Dope, either way.

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The Electric Lady drops September 10th and boasts features from Prince, Erykah Badu, Solange, Miguel and more. I genuinely hope this woman’s album sells….tracklist below.

Disc 1
01 Suite IV Electric Overture
02 Givin Em What They Love f. Prince
03 Q.U.E.E.N. f. Erykah Badu
04 Electric Lady f. Solange
05 Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)
06 PrimeTime f. Miguel
07 We Were Rock & Roll
08 The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)
09 Dance Apocalyptic
10 Look Into My Eyes

Disc 2
01 Suite V Electric Overture
02 It’s Code
03 Ghetto Woman
04 Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)
05 Victory
06 Can’t Live Without Your Love
07 Sally Ride
08 Dorothy Dandridge Eyes f. Esperanza Spalding
09 What An Experience

Wiz Khalifa Brings Baby Bash On Stage In Cincinnati

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From Hip-Hop Blog:

On the heels of Amber posting Instagram pics of she and little Sebastian frolicking in a pool, Wiz Khalifa brought his wife and “Baby Bash” onstage during a recent performance.

“Sebastian & I are Cincinnati bound to see Daddy’s last show of his tour,” Amber tweeted earlier in the day. “We’re so excited!”

The family was on full display that night in Cincy, where Wiz closed out his “Under the Influence” tour. Khalifa decided to bring out all of his crew–and included his family in the fun.

Gucci Mane Shares Topless Pic Of Keyshia Ka’oir

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Vlad reports:

Most of the photos Gucci Mane has been posting to Instagram lately have been of his girl, Keyshia Ka’oir. The “Nuthin on Ya” rapper’s latest pic of his boo is her chilling topless in the indoor pool of a Vegas penthouse, which he captioned “Damn my baby bad!! In da penthouse acting up #MrsGuwopinVEGAS she had me taking these pics.”

You can check out the pic right here.

Josh Butler (@joshbutlermusic) – Closer (Video)

Returning to MTA Records this September, the hotly-tipped Josh Butler delivers a 2 track release of robust House to follow up on his acclaimed ‘Got A Feeling’ from earlier this year.

With a recent remix of MTA founders, Chase & Status, latest single currently doing damage across dance floors, and a string of key DJ dates which include Secret Garden Party, Gottwood and SubSoul (Ibiza), ‘Closer’ drops in the midst of a busy summer for the rising Leeds based artist.

‘Closer’ sees Butler explore a driving house aesthetic built around an infectious groove that stems from on-point drum programming and well balanced sonics. Techy in approach but retaining a melodic edge thanks to a subtly pitched male vocal, ‘Closer’ is ammunition for DJs across the House spectrum.

An artist at the forefront House Music’s new wave, who already counts Maya Jane Coles, Pete Tong, B.Traits, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Waze & Odyssey as fans, Josh Butler’s rise is set to continue.

A rock steady release, aimed squarely at the dance floor, ‘Closer’ lands late September on MTA Records.

2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations

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BET has released the nominations for their 2013 Hip Hop Awards…this year, Kendrick Lamar has the most nominations with 14. Drake is next with 13 nominations, followed by J. Cole with 10. The show will be hosted by Snoop Dogg and will be taped on September 28th at the Civic Center in Atlanta. It will then air on October 15th. Check out the nominations on the next pages below.

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Snoop Lion – The Good Good (Video)

“The Good Good” music video by Snoop Lion is a continuation of Snoop’s new Overstock.com commercial. The video features the Broadus family (Shante “BossLady”, Cori B, Corde “Spank”, Cordell “Rook”) and artist Mali Nicole. “The Good Good” is the latest single off of Snoop’s newest album, Reincarnated.

Mona & Maria – My Sun

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Harmony-based folkpop duo Mona & Maria. Debut album ‘My Sun’ out at the end of October on Jansen Plateproduksjon.

Mona Andersen and Maria Knudsen have already written songs together for many years, and both were central parts of the band Bazooka Boppers, with which they released two albums. After the band’s break-up in 2010, Mona and Maria continued playing together, and it worked out so well that they decided to move forward as a duo. The album was recorded at Engfelt & Forsgren Studio with Christian Engfelt (Cato Salsa Experience, Apricot and Turns, and as a producer Lionheart Brothers, Cheaters and more) as a producer, along with the girls themselves. Engfelt also plays the bass on a few of the songs.